Vokabahn

Verb

spinnen

to act or talk strangely, foolishly, (of a machine also) to malfunction

B2 rank #5,341

Meanings

Verb
  1. to act or talk strangely, foolishly, (of a machine also) to malfunction
  2. to spin (a thread, a web, a cocoon, etc.)
  3. to develop, extend (a thought, story, etc.)
  4. to exaggerate (an event), to fabricate (something untrue)

In a sentence

Was ist los mit dir? Spinnst du?

What's the matter with you? Are you nuts?

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Forms

spinnen · spinnt · spann · hat gesponnen (+ Akkusativ)

spinnen is B2 German — upper-intermediate vocabulary, ranked #5,341 of 13,000 by how often it appears in written German.

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